Vocabulary
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
Wave
The highest part of a wave
The Crest
A wave in which matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction that the wave travels.
Longitudinal Wave
What is a medium?
A material in which waves travel through.
Vision, cameras, and fiber optics use this type of wave.
Light waves
The material in which waves travels through
Medium
The lowest part of a wave
A wave in which the particles in the medium move back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave travels.
Transverse Wave
Which medium (solid, liquid, or gas) does waves travel through the fastest?
Solid
A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
Vibration
The distance between two consecutive points on a wave.
Wavelength
Wavelength x Frequency =
Speed
Waves that can travel only through matter, such as sound waves.
Mechanical Waves
Which medium (solid, liquid, or gas) do waves travel the slowest?
Gas
The bending of a wave as the waves passes between two mediums.
Refraction
The distance the wave gets from it's resting point.
Amplitude
How many waves pass a certain point in a given amount of time.
Frequency
Waves that requires no medium
Electromagnetic Waves
_______ light is made up of different colors, each with a different _______.
White; wavelength
More waves in a wavelength result in a ___ frequency and ___ pitch.
higher; higher
The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface.
Reflection
The more dense region of a longitudinal wave.
Compression
Sound waves are a mechanical, transverse wave.
False.
They are a mechanical, longitudinal waves.
True or False:
A wave travels faster in a liquid medium than a solid medium.
False
These electromagnetic waves are used for communication in TVs and cell phones.
Radio waves